His goal is not just to overthrow the World Government and replace it. It is also necessary to conquer all the islands and countries in this sea in the shortest possible time and firmly control the entire world.
To do this, a larger elite force is needed.
Such a small force is far from enough.
"Bulu!" "Bulu!" "Bulu!"
Just then, the wristwatch-type encrypted Den Den Mushi on Luke's hand suddenly rang.
"This is Luke."
Just after the call was connected, Nico Robin's anxious voice came through: "Luke, we have a problem... We just received word from Carina that our research base's location may have been exposed!"
"You and Germa's scientific research team must evacuate immediately!"
Under normal circumstances, Robin wouldn't be this panicked.
But Luke had once told her that the World Government possessed a mysterious weapon, one suspected to be the legendary Ancient Weapon: Uranus.
It was capable of erasing an entire island from existence in an instant, leaving no trace behind.
If the World Government had uncovered intelligence regarding the clone army and Pacifistas...
To maintain their rule, they wouldn't hesitate to activate the Ancient Weapon.
They would wipe the entire island off the map. A preemptive strike against the Netherworld Pirates.
"What!?"
Vinsmoke Judge, Shiryu, Rob Lucci, Wyper, and others beside him all had a drastic change of expression due to shock.
"Damn... I'm afraid it's too late!"
Suddenly, Luke's eyes flashed red.
It seemed that he had foreseen some terrible scene.
His pupils shrank, his expression changed directly, and he looked ahead in horror.
Buzz!
The next moment, without any signs.
The distant sky suddenly shone with dazzling light, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it.
Luke, who had anticipated something, and Judge, Shiryu, Lucci, Wyper, and others all looked over subconsciously, and their eyes shrank sharply.
That direction was the direction of the Germa research base.
Boom!!
A moment later, a deafening roar came from afar.
At this moment, even the sea below seemed to be shaking violently. The Calm Belt, which should have been calm, became turbulent and churning.
Not long after, when the huge Ark Maxim accelerated forward. From afar, it could be seen that the island that was supposed to be in front of them had completely disappeared.
Splash... Splash...
Instead, there was a huge circular abyss.
A large amount of seawater kept pouring back there.
It was terrifying and made their scalp tingle.
"Hiss——"
"The whole island..."
"Disappeared?"
Witnessing this extremely exaggerated and shocking scene, even strong men like Shiryu, Rob Lucci, and Wyper couldn't help but sweat.
Such a range, such power… if they were there, could they escape?
"Ancient Weapon Uranus?" Luke looked at the empty sky, and his face darkened.
He underestimated the World Government; not only had they managed to locate this place, but they also activated an ancient weapon without hesitation to obliterate it entirely.
They didn't care that using Uranus might cause sea levels to rise, potentially submerging some islands and towns under water. They were determined to wipe everything on this island off the face of the world.
"The World Government… They sure are decisive!"
Fortunately, he had prepared for this.
He had already transferred the previously produced clone using the Book-Book Fruit into the picture books. Then, all those books were stored inside Capone Bege's body.
Because in the special space of the picture books, any creature locked in it will not feel the passage of time, will not be hungry, and will not die.
For these clone armies that have matured and are not ready to be exposed to the public by the Netherworld Pirates, it is simply the best container.
More importantly, by sheer luck, Luke had taken Vinsmoke Judge, Vegapunk, and other key researchers involved in the Fallen Angel project Ⅱ to a nearby deserted island for a comprehensive evaluation of S-monkey.
Otherwise, the efforts of the Netherworld Pirates in the past few years would really be in vain.
"Luke-sama, what should we do next?" Shiryu furrowed his brows, visibly concerned.
He hadn't expected the World Government's so-called secret weapon to be this terrifying.
In an instant, an entire island had been erased from the ocean.
"It's obvious that they can't mass-produce the energy required to activate the Ancient Weapon. Every use is one less opportunity. Otherwise, they would've gone straight for Hachinosu Island already…" Vinsmoke Judge said in a deep voice.
"It's okay. The first phase of the plan has been successfully completed. Even if the second phase of the plan is delayed, it's not a big deal."
Luke took a deep breath and waved his hand dismissively.
He raised his wrist and dialed the Den Den Mushi connected to Hachinosu Island.
"Luke, what's the situation? Are the losses severe?"
Robin's voice came through the Den Den Mushi, clearly filled with concern.
"We are fine, but the scientific research team has lost a lot of personnel, and the experimental base has been completely destroyed by Ancient Weapons... The previous investment has been wasted!"
Luke said helplessly. "I didn't expect that the power of Ancient Weapons would be so terrifying..."
Robin, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, you moved the clone soldiers out ahead of time."
"Well, let's not dwell on the losses now…"
Without hesitation, Luke gave his orders: "Robin, take Reiju, Nami, Kalifa, and the others. Evacuate Hachinosu Island immediately and move to the small artificial sky island we prepared beforehand. You'll oversee operations remotely from there."
Years ago, he had instructed Germa's research team to create small artificial sky islands as mobile command centers in times of war.
He hadn't expected to need them so soon.
"Don't worry. The moment I received Carina's report, I already issued the evacuation order… We're on the sky island now, far away from Hachinosu Island!"
"That's good!"
Whoosh!
Luke stomped his foot, and from the ground, a shadow emerged.
It lifted its sharp claws and tore its own body apart, revealing several Vivre cards inside.
"What's this?"
Lucci, Wyper, and Shiryu all looked at the cards in confusion.
"These are Vivre cards that I prepared in advance, guiding us to the various marine bases in the New World."
Luke took the Vivre cards and ordered Shiryu, Wyper, and Lucci: "We can't just sit back and take this. The World Government probably expects us to act recklessly in retaliation so they can confirm that their strike dealt us an irreparable blow."
"You three set out immediately and wiped out the G-12, G-13, and G-14 located in the New World!"
Luke said directly to Robin on the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "In addition, Robin, you notify Yamato, Ace, and others to lead people to destroy the G-10 and G-11 in the front half of the New World!"